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Correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 278 Collections and/or Records:

James Teackle Dennis collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0233
Abstract

This collection spans the years 1651-1917 and is mostly an autograph collection consisting chiefly of letters written between 1768-1913 by contemporary and historical persons, usually elected MD officials as well as Revolutionary War dignitaries, Civil War combatants, U. S. Presidents, and many prominent men of the time.

Dates: 1651-1917

Jamison papers

 Collection
Identifier: 6987
Abstract This collection contains the papers of James Morrison Harris, Esq., including his passport, autograph book of 34th US congress, published speeches, correspondence and miscellaneous papers. The collection also includes genealogical information on James Calhoun, Baltimore's first mayor, and signed check; Civil War correspondence of Lena Noland Haxall; genealogical information on Benedict William Hall; genealogical information on Col. David Harris; correspondence and genealogical information on...
Dates: 1844 - 1979

Jenkins-Whedbee-Manly collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2012-074-LIB
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence and ephemera related to the Jenkins, Whedbee, or Manly families. The collection also includes the Jenkins Family Vault, June 9, 1816; Book - Important Etchings and Engravings by Rembrandt, Durer, Whistler, Haden, Zorn and other Great Masters: The Collection of Mrs. Ellen R. Jenkins; Scrapbook: "Souvenir of Baltimore" with photographs of Baltimore buildings.

Dates: 1816 and undated

Jerome Bonaparte papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0143
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence (1801-1852) to and from Jerome Bonaparte, exclusive of any correspondence from Elizabeth, Charles J. and the Jerome Napoleon Bonapartes, and William Patterson, which are contained in their own collections. Letters and official papers concerning Jerome's military career (1801-1804) are form the bulk of the collection.

Dates: 1801 - 1852

Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0144
Abstract Papers (originals and copies, chiefly correspondence) of Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, Sr. (1805-70), plus some correspondence of Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte Jr. (1830-93). Contains numerous letters from members of the Bonaparte family, including Napoleon III, Joseph Bonaparte (Count of Survilliers), Jerome Bonaparte, Achille Murat (American author) etc. Correspondents (some of one letter only) also include Robert E. Lee, Winfield Scott, General John A. Dix (extensive), Franklin Pierce, Lew...
Dates: 1805-1893

Jessie Key Habersham collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 3276
Abstract This collection contains approximately 130 letters, written between 1891 and 1911, plus newspaper clippings and photographs, concerning the life of Jessie Key Habersham (a.k.a., "The Gypsy Queen of Baltimore"), as well as her younger sister, Alice, her grandmother, and her parents. The Habershams were a wealthy Baltimore family, and in 1904, Jessie ran away from home and married a Romani man, becoming the "Gypsy Queen" of her husband's clan. The early letters in the collection reveal much...
Dates: 1891 May 21-1996 July; Majority of material found within 1891 May 21-1911 December 26

Jessop family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 2345
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of the Jessop Family, farmers and landowners of Baltimore County, mostly concerning property, legal and financial matters.

Dates: 1744 - 1926

John Campbell White papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1005
Abstract The John Campbell White papers are a collection of correspondence, legal documents, financial documents, the Second Bank of the United States documents, John Campbell White & Sons Distillery papers, genealogical material related to the White, Buckler, Dorsey, Eichelberger, and Lyde families, a travel journal, poetry, copies of medical articles, maps and charts, printed ephemera, scrapbooks and scrapbook material, and commonplace books. The entire collection is arranged chronologically,...
Dates: 1772-1926

John Gilman D’Arcy Paul manuscript collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 3108
Abstract Contains the papers of John Gilman D’Arcy Paul. The majority of the collection is comprised of correspondence between Paul and his mother, Charlotte Abbott Gilman Paul.The correspondence covers the periods when he was away from Baltimore for school, work, and travel. In his letters, he vividly described the people he met and places he visited and was seldom shy in sharing his opinion. The letters from his time in the employ of the United States government discussed the major issues of the...
Dates: 1805 - 1969

John H. B. Latrobe family collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0526
Abstract

This collection consists of John H. B. Latrobe's writings as well as materials related to the Civil War military careers of John's sons Osmun Latrobe and R. Steuart Latrobe; and one item relating to R. Steuart's son Osmun Latrobe (1874-1939).

Dates: 1828-1947